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Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Players: 13634 10620 24254
Tournaments: 2237 1805 4042
 
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Steve Roland 69
Liano Petrelli 61
Regis Gauderon 55
Annika Granstrom 55
Jennifer Bily 54
Chip McCaw 53
Toninho Urbanski 51
Kimberly Vicknair 50
Devin Poolman 50
Sergii Lotoha 50
Kevin Douty 50
Jill Brown 49
Jason Miller 47
Neely Falgout 44
Charlie Candelario 44
Lauren Mills 44
Irina Samsonova 43
Constantinos Hadjidamiano 41
Dan Zipp 40
Sarah Lusenti 40
Martin Olesen 39
Edjane Ferreira 38
Tetiana Grashchenko 38
Mary Kelter 38
Lucia Cizmarova 38
Andreea Smultea 37
Nicole Bateham 37
Jose Silva 36
Eva Rozite-Nikitina 36
Paul Mwale 36
Benjamin Dollhofer 35
Julia Hamer 34
Ines Egger 34
Escarpeta Laura 32
Nivaldo Diaz 32
Sarah Meunier-Bedard 31
Daniel Rivera 30
Mbayang Seck 30
Sergey Polichshuk 29
Hilkka Hujanen 28
Szymon Kaszewiak 28
Candice Peter 28
Alexey Trokhan 28
Nicholas Kiu 27
Luana Araco 25
Meeso Park 25
Conaires Taub 22
Nicolas Taub 22
Endi Zejna 22
Irmak Gokcen 22
Elwin Oskam 21
Gavin Deep 21
Dimitrios Papaioannou 20
Witold Witkowski 18
 
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Beach Volleyball History
In 1991
Sinjin Smith and Randy Stoklos won the AVP Miller Lite Fort Myers Open.  It was the 123rd win for Sinjin Smith, the 99th win for Randy Stoklos, and the 98th win for the team.
In 1996
Karch Kiraly and Kent Steffes won the AVP Miller Lite Riviera Beach Open.  It was the 115th win for Karch Kiraly, the 77th win for Kent Steffes, and the 65th win for the team.
In 2008
David Fischer and Ed Ratledge won the NORCECA Boca Chica.  It was the 1st win for David Fischer, the 1st win for Ed Ratledge, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2008
Ion Canet and Nirian Sinal won the NORCECA Boca Chica.  It was the 1st win for Ion Canet, the 1st win for Nirian Sinal, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2013
Eric Haddock and Roberto Rodriguez won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands.  It was the 3rd win for Eric Haddock, the 7th win for Roberto Rodriguez, and the 3rd win for the team.
In 2013
Jamie Broder and Kristina May won the NORCECA Norceca Beach Volleyball Circuit Cayman Islands.  It was the 1st win for Jamie Broder, the 1st win for Kristina May, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2019
Christoph Dressler and Alexander Huber won the FIVB Anchor Beach Volleyball Carnival.  It was the 1st win for Christoph Dressler, the 3rd win for Alexander Huber, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2024
Evandro Goncalves and Arthur Lanci won the FIVB BPT Challenge Recife.  It was the 9th win for Evandro Goncalves, the 4th win for Arthur Lanci, and the 2nd win for the team.
In 2024
Tina Graudina and Anastasija Samoilova won the FIVB BPT Challenge Recife.  It was the 8th win for Tina Graudina, the 6th win for Anastasija Samoilova, and the 6th win for the team.
In 2024
Jake MacNeil and Alexander Russell won the FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta.  It was the 1st win for Jake MacNeil, the 1st win for Alexander Russell, and the 1st win for the team.
In 2024
Stefanie Fejes and Jana Milutinovic won the FIVB BPT Futures Coolangatta.  It was the 3rd win for Stefanie Fejes, the 3rd win for Jana Milutinovic, and the 3rd win for the team.
 
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3/22/2026
From qualifiers to gold: Potts & Pearse earn first Challenge medal in Tlaxcala
Australia’s D'Artagnan Potts & Jack Pearse made it from the qualifications all the way to the top of the men’s podium at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. It was the pair’s second consecutive gold on the Tour, after the Coolangatta Futures trophy in Australia last week, and first ever podium in the Challenge category.

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Pavelkova twins conquer Tlaxcala to celebrate first ever Challenge gold
20-year-old Czech twin sisters Katerina Pavelkova & Anna Pavelkova not only conquered their first ever Challenge-level medal on the Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, but made it shine in gold as they won Sunday’s women’s final in Tlaxcala, Mexico. Previously, the rising Czech stars had a full set of medals in the Futures category.

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Paulikiene & Raupelyte to take on Pavelkova twins in women’s Tlaxcala showdown
Lithuanian Olympians Monika Paulikiene & Aine Raupelyte persevered through two tie-breakers on Saturday and made it to their first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour final as a team. In the Tlaxcala Challenge women’s gold medal match on Sunday, they will take on 20-year-old Czech twin sisters Katerina Pavelkova & Anna Pavelkova, for whom it will be the third final on the Tour...

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Aussies to face one another in one of Tlaxcala semis
An all-Australian clash shaped up for one of Sunday’s men’s semifinals at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour, as Mark Nicolaidis & Izac Carracher and D'Artagnan Potts & Jack Pearse made their way through Saturday’s eighthfinals and quarterfinals. In the other semifinal in Mexico, USA’s Timothy Brewster & Logan Webber will take on...

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3/21/2026
Plenty of tie-breakers in Tlaxcala as women’s quarterfinals take shape
There was plenty of excitement at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour on Friday as the first two knockout rounds of the women’s competition took place and the quarterfinal match-ups shaped up. As many as nine of the 16 sixteenthfinal and eighthfinal matches were pushed to tie-breaker resolutions.

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Men’s eighthfinal lineup shapes up in Tlaxcala
The men’s main draw action at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour unfolded in full swing on Friday – the second leg of pool play and the sixteenthfinal elimination round were held – to shape the match-ups for Saturday’s eighthfinals, in which the eight pool winners will be challenged by teams that pushed through the first knockouts.

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3/20/2026
Chinese qualifiers meet in pool final in Tlaxcala
The women’s pool play at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour was completed on Thursday, with the eight pool winners booking direct tickets to the eighthfinals, and the runners-up and the third-placed teams moving on to the sixteenthfinal round. In one of the most interesting pools, two Chinese teams that came into the main draw from the qualification bracket...

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Five qualifier teams win opening men’s pool matches in Tlaxcala
The first day of men’s main draw action at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour brought in lots of drama and plenty of upsets. As many as five teams that made it through Wednesday’s qualifications won their first-leg matches in pool play and secured advancement to the knockout rounds.

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3/19/2026
Canada’s Rivest & Licht push through to Tlaxcala main draw with two qualification wins
Guillaume Rivest & Martin Licht of Canada were the only team that managed to score two qualification wins on Wednesday on the way to the men’s main draw at the Tlaxcala Challenge on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour. Another seven teams from Canada, Latvia, Paraguay, Slovakia, USA and two from Australia also advanced to the main draw in Mexico, but after receiving byes...

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All set for women’s main draw in Tlaxcala
The second Challenge event on the 2026 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour got underway in Tlaxcala on Wednesday. In the women’s competition, the qualifications took place with a single round of five matches played. Five teams – two from the United States and one each from Argentina, Brazil and Germany – earned their spot in the main draw. Another three – two from China and one from Romania...

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3/18/2026
Last week’s Elite semifinalists Scampoli & Bianchi on to Tlaxcala Challenge campaign
The Mexican city of Tlaxcala, which has already earned an iconic status in beach volleyball after hosting the first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event back in March 2022 as well as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2023, is now ready to welcome its second Beach Pro Tour stop. The 2026 Tlaxcala Challenge is set to serve off shortly on Wednesday...

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Four Swedish World Championship finalists highlight Tlaxcala Challenge men’s lineup
The Mexican city of Tlaxcala, which has already earned an iconic status in beach volleyball after hosting the first ever Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour event back in March 2022 as well as the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships in 2023, is now ready to welcome its second Beach Pro Tour stop. The 2026 Tlaxcala Challenge is set to serve off shortly on Wednesday...

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